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thenearshore2017-01-01 09:43 pm
tuishou) wrote in thenearshore2017-01-01 09:43 pm
Entry tags:
( Open ) - an outburst of [...] emotion, or a display of brilliance or energy
Who: Neji & ??? and Neji & Yuri
What: Chakra Control Crash Course and Bright Lights
When: June 01- 02
Where: Around the Near Shore, Ixtab's temple
Warnings: None, but will update if something comes along.
✖✖ ( Open ) Near Shore, Afternoon, June 01
[It's somewhat past noon. He's found himself in the Near Shore, by some (relatively) quiet and unbusy... what? shopping center? It isn't as wretchedly hot as it would soon get but that didn't mean Neji was enjoying this humid summer heat just because it could be worse. That sort of mindset, if at least a tiny bit helpful, was something foreign to him. Now, he wears light clothes- he tends to always do- but even the long, loose material of his robe doesn't really help at keeping the small sting of the sun's rays off him.
Thankfully there's a fountain nearby and there are no loud, annoying children playing near it. Neji thinks, hey, that must be a better way to cool off than whatever damned idea the powers at play at the Far Shore had. With a sigh (gods, does he ever look anything less than bitchy?) he sits by it and leans over ever so slightly to dip a hand in. Yes. That's it. It's not all that exciting. Except his fingers feel and act like they touch a cool desk rather than sink into the water, and his palm suspiciously follows suit. Which is, admittedly, a little exciting and Neji gets to his feet with a start--] What--?! [Hope you weren't near that-- and just like that, nothing about this is normal, no.]
✖✖ ( Closed ) Far Shore, Ixtab's Temple, June 01
[Obviously he wasn't going to continue to make an ass out of himself in public.
Ixtab's temple was a welcome sight the way a set of new pencils was a welcome sight to a kid with an itch to learn to draw. He's far too... himself to be eager but damned if he wasn't curious and damned if his own temple (his goddess' own temple, their own temple) wasn't one of the better places to get this science experiment out of his system. For one, it's quiet, and that's always a blessing when one is trying very hard to learn something they don't know. For two, it's a desolate place. Yuri-sama might be company or she might not be-- she was often, if ever, the only other one. People don't really like to find themselves surrounded by nooses and that's their loss, Neji thinks as he kneels at the edge of the water. The temple's worth knowing. Anyway.
He concentrates first on his breathing- that's easy to do. It controls all of him and he controls his expectations and he's only here to test. He leans forward, shakes his hand dry when it comes back wet after he stroked the water under it. Okay. Fair. But not what had happened before.
Not five seconds later, he's at it again, like some big cat dipping a paw in the pond to fetch the fish. The surface of the water ripples this time just like before, but it's solid again. The water is, Neji thinks, because that's how it feels and how it's acting. His right hand lays straight over the surface and doesn't sink. He brings it back to rest on his lap, dry.
Then tries again.
And a minute later, the boy's got both hands on the water, not in it.
...Okay, but what if he puts some weight on them?]
✖✖ ( Open ) Near Shore, Evening, June 02
[Near where the Black Parade had happened, the living were still wary of continuing with their everyday life. It was understandable, and though Neji wished they'd quit with whispering dangers to one another that didn't exist anymore he knew there was little to do about that. He's standing at an intersection, maybe, wondering about remains or (despite himself) searching for some animated ones left to dispose when those curious lights first flicker playfully ahead of him.
His knee-jerk reaction is to cry 'Ayakashi'. But they're entirely the wrong-- structure. That didn't by any means make them 'cute' when they chased one another around like kittens pouncing on their own tails in boredom. That just... gave him more of a reason to stay away from the creatures? So Neji made a note of them but turned away. Because it made sense, y'know, to wary of the unknown and uh
Would somebody please explain to him why he hasn't been able to shake the trio of lights that's been on his heels ever since? Somebody?
You, in particular. Whoever the hell it happened to be-- congrats.] Are these yours? [Asks the guy on the phone lines above the street, like he's searching for a pet's misplaced owner.]
✖✖ ( Open ) Near Shore, Night, June 02
[The heat of the day isn't unbearable. Nights are simply more comfortable.
For the second night, there are fireworks adorning the sky overhead and Neji can't say he's bothered. Well, he is, but it's because he doesn't know the reason behind them (didn't the Near Shore just end a celebration?).
What kind of state did these people live in that their peace had to disrupted by noise just to make it a little more interesting?
He'll be browsing shops in these hours, wandering into electronics stores if he finds them open or else just looking into windows like this is the only way he'll get some semblance of mental stimulation for the day. So in regards to boredom-- Near Shore residents aren't the only ones suffering.]
What: Chakra Control Crash Course and Bright Lights
When: June 01- 02
Where: Around the Near Shore, Ixtab's temple
Warnings: None, but will update if something comes along.
✖✖ ( Open ) Near Shore, Afternoon, June 01
[It's somewhat past noon. He's found himself in the Near Shore, by some (relatively) quiet and unbusy... what? shopping center? It isn't as wretchedly hot as it would soon get but that didn't mean Neji was enjoying this humid summer heat just because it could be worse. That sort of mindset, if at least a tiny bit helpful, was something foreign to him. Now, he wears light clothes- he tends to always do- but even the long, loose material of his robe doesn't really help at keeping the small sting of the sun's rays off him.
Thankfully there's a fountain nearby and there are no loud, annoying children playing near it. Neji thinks, hey, that must be a better way to cool off than whatever damned idea the powers at play at the Far Shore had. With a sigh (gods, does he ever look anything less than bitchy?) he sits by it and leans over ever so slightly to dip a hand in. Yes. That's it. It's not all that exciting. Except his fingers feel and act like they touch a cool desk rather than sink into the water, and his palm suspiciously follows suit. Which is, admittedly, a little exciting and Neji gets to his feet with a start--] What--?! [Hope you weren't near that-- and just like that, nothing about this is normal, no.]
✖✖ ( Closed ) Far Shore, Ixtab's Temple, June 01
[Obviously he wasn't going to continue to make an ass out of himself in public.
Ixtab's temple was a welcome sight the way a set of new pencils was a welcome sight to a kid with an itch to learn to draw. He's far too... himself to be eager but damned if he wasn't curious and damned if his own temple (his goddess' own temple, their own temple) wasn't one of the better places to get this science experiment out of his system. For one, it's quiet, and that's always a blessing when one is trying very hard to learn something they don't know. For two, it's a desolate place. Yuri-sama might be company or she might not be-- she was often, if ever, the only other one. People don't really like to find themselves surrounded by nooses and that's their loss, Neji thinks as he kneels at the edge of the water. The temple's worth knowing. Anyway.
He concentrates first on his breathing- that's easy to do. It controls all of him and he controls his expectations and he's only here to test. He leans forward, shakes his hand dry when it comes back wet after he stroked the water under it. Okay. Fair. But not what had happened before.
Not five seconds later, he's at it again, like some big cat dipping a paw in the pond to fetch the fish. The surface of the water ripples this time just like before, but it's solid again. The water is, Neji thinks, because that's how it feels and how it's acting. His right hand lays straight over the surface and doesn't sink. He brings it back to rest on his lap, dry.
Then tries again.
And a minute later, the boy's got both hands on the water, not in it.
...Okay, but what if he puts some weight on them?]
✖✖ ( Open ) Near Shore, Evening, June 02
[Near where the Black Parade had happened, the living were still wary of continuing with their everyday life. It was understandable, and though Neji wished they'd quit with whispering dangers to one another that didn't exist anymore he knew there was little to do about that. He's standing at an intersection, maybe, wondering about remains or (despite himself) searching for some animated ones left to dispose when those curious lights first flicker playfully ahead of him.
His knee-jerk reaction is to cry 'Ayakashi'. But they're entirely the wrong-- structure. That didn't by any means make them 'cute' when they chased one another around like kittens pouncing on their own tails in boredom. That just... gave him more of a reason to stay away from the creatures? So Neji made a note of them but turned away. Because it made sense, y'know, to wary of the unknown and uh
Would somebody please explain to him why he hasn't been able to shake the trio of lights that's been on his heels ever since? Somebody?
You, in particular. Whoever the hell it happened to be-- congrats.] Are these yours? [Asks the guy on the phone lines above the street, like he's searching for a pet's misplaced owner.]
✖✖ ( Open ) Near Shore, Night, June 02
[The heat of the day isn't unbearable. Nights are simply more comfortable.
For the second night, there are fireworks adorning the sky overhead and Neji can't say he's bothered. Well, he is, but it's because he doesn't know the reason behind them (didn't the Near Shore just end a celebration?).
What kind of state did these people live in that their peace had to disrupted by noise just to make it a little more interesting?
He'll be browsing shops in these hours, wandering into electronics stores if he finds them open or else just looking into windows like this is the only way he'll get some semblance of mental stimulation for the day. So in regards to boredom-- Near Shore residents aren't the only ones suffering.]
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As the little lights spot him, Shun sighs quietly, like he was half expecting to get noticed by the things, and he watches them with little emotion as they bumble their way down to ground level and roll on by his ankles. He has it on good authority that they're not a threat, though, and so he manages to overcome the force of habit driving him to want to keep an eye on both them and Neji to focus on the unknown factor here, looking back up to the phone lines.]
They were around at a dinner after the Heavens called everyone out. If you weren't there, you must be new. [Or have had some kind of extremely good reason to sit out something like the clean-up that had occurred that day, but Shun figures what he said is more likely.]
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He has abso-fucking-lutely no clue.
And he hates it. And he can see some conflict on Shun and figures he can relieve some by being less of an ass-- and down he hops, none the worse for wear as he lands softly ahead of the man. He shakes his head once, decisively.
And then thinks it'd be better for him if he didn't go telling his bewilderment to just anybody.] I suppose I must be.
Have you found anything particularly interesting around here, then? [Because speaking of observations, Shun isn't the only one with an eagle-eye.] Or were you searching for something?
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Still, it's better to have the guy at street level, Shun's attention having followed him down as he jumped. He doesn't seem impressed or even surprised by the ease and softness of the landing, though it's a gamble as to whether that's because he's capable of that himself or he's seen enough people here with that skill level to be used to it.]
Nothing yet. For what happened near here recently, things are even quieter than I would've expected. [As for what he was doing, the answer to that isn't one that particularly hurts him to disclose.] I was patrolling. One person can't keep an eye on everything around here, but that's not an excuse to slack off on doing what I can.
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[Look at him, paying no mind to the questioning gaze he'd received. It's fair, Neji thinks. Other Guy is doing his share of moving the conversation along and so who is he to deny some semblance of normalcy among them?
The lights have taken to playing Hide-and-Seek, with two hiding behind Shun and the other floating stupidly to peer behind Neji. They're stinkin' cute.
He hums again.]
That's true. Perhaps a team would be in order, though most shinki I know are already always on the lookout for ayakashi.
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[Not that he's exactly disappointed that there aren't, especially given he doesn't generally patrol alongside his shinki, but it's a strange thing to note. Then again, something that caused an event like that wouldn't have been a matter of minor power, and some creatures scatter even in front of the remnants of the more powerful.
Shun's eyes only flick briefly to the lights around them, the times he can't restrain his instincts in the face of sudden movement like that. They return to Neji's face before too long, though, and at the mention of a team, Shun gives a somewhat dismissive and very faint snort.]
People have tried. None of them actually got anything off the ground. And there's the risk a structured team for that would give our enemies a clear target if they wanted to cripple our ability to combat ayakashi.